Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded fully steady to 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with a few high dressing individuals selling 6.00-8.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week but there was good demand on the high dressers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.20/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$163.20

281 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$35.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	164.59	937	256
Medium and Large 2-3	479	151.81	727	22
Small and Medium 1-2	501	128.67	645	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale281 hd

163.20

—

KY average26 barns · 5,231 hd

164.27

−1.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,500	111.28	1,669	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	88.75	1,273	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	76.72	910	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	69.76	742	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,016	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	180.73/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,016	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	191.86/cwt	181.00–194.00	917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	196.84/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,140	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	215.33/cwt	212.00–219.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	158.55/cwt	151.00–168.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	160.73/cwt	157.50–164.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.11/cwt	161.00–176.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	167.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	151.27/cwt	141.00–153.00	995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	173.52/cwt	165.00–184.00	672	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	542	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	201.24/cwt	200.00–206.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	154.98/cwt	151.00–158.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	158.91/cwt	153.00–167.00	973	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.77/cwt	158.00–166.50	930	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.88/cwt	169.00–183.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	141.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	155.92/cwt	147.00–165.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	151.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	183.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,150	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	184.85/cwt	170.00–194.00	980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	195.73/cwt	192.50–200.00	826	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	171.43/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,263	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	205.27/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,059	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	198.00/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,325	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	167.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	194.31/cwt	193.00–194.50	882	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	201.68/cwt	197.00–207.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	207.18/cwt	200.00–216.00	769	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	70.64/cwt	69.50–72.50	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	61.32/cwt	60.00–62.50	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	107.25/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,532	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	84.12/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,208	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	66.81/cwt	63.50–70.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	83.33/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	112.29/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,357	91.14/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	130.06/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,016.04/head	750.00–1,185.00	1,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	215.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	172.83/cwt	165.00–176.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	171.79/cwt	162.50–174.00	996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	182.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.79/cwt	147.00–148.00	995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	172.44/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,071	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	175.84/cwt	172.50–180.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	148.12/cwt	145.00–152.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	148.79/cwt	144.00–156.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.59/cwt	163.00–179.00	812	23

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Aug 17, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 623Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	562	170.00–189.00	180.73
26	—	478	181.00–194.00	191.86
3	—	660	182.00	182.00
1	—	370	189.00	189.00
23	—	628	172.00–185.00	183.18
15	—	530	170.00–194.00	184.85
2	—	775	152.00	152.00
3	—	328	196.00	196.00
4	—	422	192.50–200.00	195.73
1	—	920	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	579	193.00–204.00	196.84
52	—	737	170.00–173.00	171.43
15	—	516	198.00–209.00	205.27
4	—	605	191.00–202.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	211.00	211.00
10	—	411	212.00–219.00	215.33
14	—	478	200.00–206.00	201.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	151.00–168.00	158.55
1	—	890	137.50	137.50
2	—	458	157.50–164.00	160.73
7	—	557	147.00–165.00	155.92
4	—	525	145.00–160.00	151.80
3	—	356	160.00–170.00	163.41
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	161.00–176.00	166.11
11	—	518	160.00–170.00	167.18
12	—	658	141.00–153.00	151.27
22	—	387	165.00–184.00	173.52
34	—	612	153.00–167.00	158.91
38	—	568	158.00–166.50	163.77
3	—	843	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	280	169.00–183.00	175.88
5	—	734	136.00–145.00	141.17
2	—	752	138.00	138.00
3	—	322	172.50–180.00	175.84
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
23	—	479	163.00–179.00	169.59
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	151.00–158.00	154.98
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
3	—	620	145.00–152.00	148.12
2	—	292	161.00	161.00
1	—	650	144.00	144.00
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
7	—	523	144.00–156.00	148.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	644	166.25	166.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	180.00	180.00
2	—	372	183.00	183.00
4	—	476	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	165.00–172.00	167.41
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
1	—	230	197.50	197.50
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
11	—	529	165.00–176.00	172.83
10	—	580	162.50–174.00	171.79
6	—	487	179.00–185.00	182.71
5	—	673	147.00–148.00	147.79
2	—	635	169.00–176.00	172.44
3	—	848	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	193.00–194.50	194.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	197.00–207.00	201.68
10	—	371	200.00–216.00	207.18
3	—	330	215.00–217.00	215.67
2	—	235	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
2	—	638	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	69.50–72.50	70.64
2	—	1,045	60.00–62.50	61.32
1	—	1,255	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	100.00–115.00	107.25
8	—	1,436	80.00–88.00	84.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	63.50–70.00	66.81
3	—	1,218	80.00–86.00	83.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	105.00–120.00	112.29
3	—	1,357	85.00–95.00	91.14
3	—	1,718	124.00–135.00	130.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	750.00–1,185.00	1,016.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	825.00	825.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle